How Would You Like to Make $6 Million Sitting on Your Couch?
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Our Irrational Fear of Numbers
No, you didn't start a company because you wanted to learn accounting. But you had better learn some – pronto – if you want to really understand your bus... Read more
Elevator Pitch: Conservative Café Wants to Take Coffee Back from Liberals
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It's Just Me: Do I REALLY Need a Marketing Plan?
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Corporate VCs Facing Internal Hurdles
Despite plenty of startups to invest in, gaining parent company approval isn't always easy, fund managers say. Read more
Legacy: Ed Justice Sr., 1921-2008
Cars, cars, and more cars. Read more
A Start-up Plans to Make Mines Safer
Can this workplace-safety company raise $1 million in seed capital? Read more
CEO Survey: A Fine Mess
Inc. 500 CEOs name their biggest mistake in business. Read more
CEO Survey: Going Long
Nineteen percent of CEOs say they take more risks now than they did when starting out; 30 percent take fewer risks. Below, they explain their approaches to b... Read more
CEO Survey: Necessary Evils
We asked, Which line item in your budget would you most like to cut? Read more
Ask Inc.: Selling to the Government
How to break into the government's supply chain. Read more
Six Ways to Track Your Competitors Online
Who needs industrial espionage these days? Keeping tabs on your main competitors has never been so easy. You can use the Web in a variety of ways to make sur... Read more
Legacy: André Galerne, 1926-2008
An adventurer's approach to life and work. Read more
Luck is for Losers
A gambler who loathes risk, Bill Kaplan ran his famed MIT Blackjack Team like a business and left the table with more than $10 million in winnings. Can the l... Read more
Gold Medal Millionaires
For many past and present Olympic athletes, running a business can be just as challenging -- and rewarding -- as competing in the world's biggest sporting ev... Read more
How I Did It: Phil Hanes
The long and happy career of a southern rag tycoon. Read more
Legacy Gary Gygax, 1938-2008
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My Place: Sandy Chilewich's Showcase in the Sky, New York City
Finally Sandy Chilewich has the perfect showcase for her contemporary home goods. Read more
Blogging for Entrepreneurs
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read more
Advice on Hiring for Start-ups
Jason Goldberg, the founder of Jobster, which operates a popular online job forum, handed off day-to-day operations in January. He recently wrote about his e... Read more
Getting Going
Five steps to opening an office in China. Read more
Legacy: Frank Piasecki, 1919-2008
His aviation and business breakthrough: the Flying Banana. Read more
Norm Brodsky, Recession All-Star
Inc. columnist Norm Brodsky just sold three businesses. Two of them were started just as the economy slipped into recession, in 1990 and 2000. ... Read more
PAYjr Gets Kids and Teens to Pay With Plastic
Can it raise $7.5 million? Read more
Starting Up in a Down Economy
Nobody loves a recession*. But many successful entrepreneurs say that, in retrospect, they were lucky to have launched their businesses in tough times. Read more
A Buyer's Guide To Events
Looking for a little ROI among the RSVPs? Here's what sponsors pay (and the benefits they receive) at events of all sizes. Read more
The Three Toughest Questions
Be honest with yourself about your new business to see how it measures up. Read more
How Fast Can This Thing Go, Anyway?
Zipcar was a classic founder-run company--long on passion, short on cash. Until a new CEO came aboard, gave the business a seven-step tune-up, and put the pe... Read more
Legacy: Ken Hendricks, 1941-2007
A common man who achieved uncommon things. Read more
Constant Contact Hosts Small Business Seminars
Offered in Georgia, the seminars address building customer relationships using online tools. Read more
Google Launches Apps Team Edition
The move allows employees to collaborate using Google Apps. Read more
IBM Introduces Enhanced Business Strategy Solution
An array of products and services aims at helping businesses manage data. Read more
